By far the most interesting place we visited in Guthrie was the Drugstore Museum. I could have spent hours there reading the labels on all the old stuff.

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This is interesting. It would appear that medicine 100 years ago was more advanced than it is today. We know what causes old age (living a long time) but we’re a long way from knowing how to prevent it.

Naturally I’m very curious about this book so I tried to find it online. I was thinking of the old book sites where you can read books online but, much to my surprise, I found that you can buy it at Amazon.com! Well… it’s rather pricey for a paperback but it’s very tempting.

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There was an old dentist’s chair in a small separate room. It’s much scarier in person. Next time you go to the dentist remember this and be thankful you’re living in the 21st century.

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Nothing brings home to you the fact that you’re not a kid anymore quite like seeing something in a museum that you remember using. I see a Dr. Pepper bottle, a Pepsi bottle and a 7Up bottle (and Coke bottles of course, which haven’t changed all that much) that I remember from the 60s. I recommend you click on the photo to go to the Flickr page then click “All Sizes” to get a better look.

I plan to upload a few more photos of this museum so check my photostream a couple of days from now.